InfoSAWIT, SERDANG BEDAGAI – General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Andi Nur Alam Syah said that Perkebunan Partisipatif (PASTI) is the collaborative ways that General Directorate of Plantation develops. The goal is to encourage plantation ecosystem, particularly palm oil to get partnership between big companies and smallholders.
“We saw that this is incredible collaboration – a perfect participation. Get your spirit to reinforce palm oil plantation nationally. Of course it would escalate competitiveness and recover the economy nationally in palm oil plantation centers,” he said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Friday (4/8/2023).
He continued Ministry of Agriculture, regional governments, and stakeholders could take advantages on every potential to be advantaged, such as, perkebunan partisipatif (PASTI), kelapa sawit tumpang sari tanaman sela (KESATRIA), and taksi alat mesin perkebunan (TITAN).
Meanwhile Regent of Serdang Bedagai, Darma Wijaya Harahap appreciated the visit of Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo to develop palm oil plantations in the district. Smallholders replanting program that has been running since 2017 needs to be developed by having breakthrough programs, particularly the three.
“Plantation sub-sector plays important roles in Serdang Bedagai. The visit of Minister SYL raises our palm oil. There would be agricultural machine tool and would very helpful for the smallholders to advance their cultivation,” Harahap said. (T2)
